Figurative Language

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6th - 9th Grade
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Madeline Ash
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is a simile?
A comparison of two unrelated things that uses like or as.
A comparison of two unrelated things that DOES NOT use like or as.
Giving human/lifelike characteristics to something that is not human and/or alive.
An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is personification?
A comparison of two unrelated things that uses like or as.
A comparison of two unrelated things that DOES NOT use like or as.
Giving human/lifelike characteristics to something that is not human and/or alive.
An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is onomatopoeia?
Words that imitate natural sounds.
A set expression or phrase that holds meaning in particular cultures or countries, but may mean nothing to outsiders.
A figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined in order to create an effect.
A situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that is opposite of what you expect.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is irony?
Words that imitate natural sounds.
A set expression or phrase that holds meaning in particular cultures or countries, but may mean nothing to outsiders.
A figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined in order to create an effect.
A situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that is opposite of what you expect.
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of SIMILE?
The soldier was as brave as a lion.
Her voice is music to my ears.
Her stomach complained loudly after she ate the spicy enchiladas.
Your suitcase weighs a ton!
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of PERSONIFICATION?
The soldier was as brave as a lion.
Her voice is music to my ears.
Her stomach complained loudly after she ate the spicy enchiladas.
Your suitcase weighs a ton!
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of an OXYMORON?
The bacon sizzled in the hot skillet.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Shaina ordered jumbo shrimp at the seafood restaurant.
The school dietitian eats a double bacon cheeseburger three times a week.
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5A
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